Tri-City Baptist Church (TBC) began in August 1969, when Pastor James Singleton and three families met for the first time in a living room in Tempe, Arizona. From those small beginnings, TBC grew into an independent, Gospel-centered church from which several ministries were established:
- Tri-City Christian Academy (1971)
- Time For Tots Preschool (1973)
- International Baptist Missions (1980)
- International Baptist College & Seminary (1981)